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THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1957.

KYOTO EVENING TOUR JOHN LUFF

THE

John

Luff

common and welcome sign of

male habitation: "GENTLE- MEN"

We tiptood into Theatre after

the Geislin removing

shock, and took an

our ncom-

fortable real on the floor while

1WO

butterfly - like maldens pirouetted Before

The US. music

provided мида

by An offstage choir of ancient Geishar whose delightful harmony hed tile in common with the glances they sent the admiring U.S. Navy personnel.

Courtesan

This anished. wo wêre hustled into the bus leaving no

thine Dan ally

to satiate his curiosity regarding the domestic guide book described fate of the king Kyoto as the ancient According to the published capital of Japan full of oldtinerary, our next palaces and shrines; but the Sumiya, described

If not prepaid a booking fee aa of 60 conta is charged.

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call was at us the aldest Gelsha House in Japan, tourist pamphlet 1 picked | But, our guide told us, it was up in my hotel described it not Geisha House, but a Courtesans House where rich the most possessing exotic night life. I there fore chose the latter, and at 6.30 p.m.

stood among PIMPLEST ESKAMEL Crowd of tourists and U.S. conceala sa it bends. Gel a handy sailors

shore leave,

WANTED KNOWN

SPORTST

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fion: Kung

Stores.

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Dispensaries and waiting for our bus.

shipment recently

itsville Crac

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First Call

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STAMPS

for us to take our places.

Our Art cali was the

Gion Geisha School and during the Journey cur male guide hissed and sucked at his microphone | as he told of the charms of the Geisha pupils.

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We pulled up in the courtyard of compound and Cozed STAMP ALBUMI All Nations curiously around at this flimsy Balmor 12 From South China wooden village dedicated to the Morning Post Ltd., Wyndham Street pleasures of the male. and Sailsbury Road. Kowloon.

men used to keep tryst with the proud beauties. There was no visible disappointment on the faces of the male tourists, in fact, the U.S. Navy broke into ringing cheers.

The bus could not enter the narrow street, 50 we had walk between zows of Hale house hun with white paper lanterns. Outside

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tive

Biris, good-naturedly chhiking as we followed our guides in search of culture. Our Hule girl toki

the me we were in red light district and she was ably shocked when I told her I understood what she meant.

White Face

Visits

A

Geisha School

A young Japanese Geisha girl learning how to play the 'Samisen in one of the Geisha schools in Japan. -Photos by courtesy of Japan Air Lines.

We entered a large wooden house and eneu again took off This time we were cur shoes. joined by a crowd of Japanese sightseers. We all sal on the Four before a ralled-off portion Yet in of the hall while our girl gave spite of that, it bad an atma- running commentary in sphere as feminine as a couvent, Japanese. It must have been that each man felt that hepley for the Japanese glagled I wished I coul. alone had broken through the continually. BUNDAY POST-HERALD | POI

pallside on a one-man preda- have understood it. The Ameri- these can sailors were so disappointed commeratatory expedition uguinst

that I made out what I could cond advertising should body, gentle, charming eventuras.

translated for them, than he thought so, he was soon

disillusioned, for so numernus lar First entered # little men the mate visitor that ntcessily wearing buge horn-rimmed With th: devotion of an

compelled the exquille glasses, and clad in a pair of pl to erect that most | buggy trousers that reached up

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Headaches (BAZER

Arc

Toothaches

Colds

·quickly overcome.ty

CAFASPIN

SAILS:

slow

the proud Courtesan in dignified circular steps, and at the rear came her maid onry- ing a white paper lantern.

presents

Telecrit

fastened belts that chimed with every movement they made.

They bowed to us, then half turned to receive the haughty beauty who emerged from be- hind a screen. She wore the traditional high piled headdress

told that I did a and her face.

was also dead

Very rash thing in while, an effect obtained by the

tho But the Courtesan was not no challenging

cooking iso of liquid cosmetics. Her proud tcally because after capabilities of the Hong- eyebrows were heavily pencilled much explanation, the condes kong Indies. Before the

Condescended

I

AM

in giving her a look of percended to pose with one of the ink was dry on last Mon-

be

enllors while his pals flashed

their cameras. He told me he day's paper, the telephone wanted the photograph to send began to ring, and I was home to his mother. We all given to understand there

undisputed

howed our thanks to the haughty

WDK her petuut

surprise. It mouth that gave me a shock for her teeth were blackened sud in the candielight she seemed

toothless She wore an elaborate kimono und walked on beauty and thanked her for her were several ladies who wooden shoes to high that she trouble. After this was trans- claimed maintained balance only bylated to her, she gave a frozon right of calling themselves smile and dismissed us from her Yorkshire Pudding *x- queenly presence with a grave but courteous nod.

swinging her feet in a semi- circle and ringing one foot exactly in front of the other,

She paused for a moment and allowed her unlocussed eyes to sat mage the rudience, then down flanked by the two little

girls, and began the Tea Cere

mony.

Make-Believe

Now this Tea

Ceremony

en elaborate ritual designod to discover the perference of the potential guest, Courtesan ful- lows Courtesan in the manner I have described, and proceeds to make ten after which

stic it to the gentleman presents who would be sitting where we Wein. If he accepts the tea, it means the lady plenses his rye, and he follows her to her

insy

Inspect her charms in more intimate sur- roundings. If he should decline the tea, it means he wishes to Eco the next Courtesan, and no on until he is satisfied. No faço i lost, the whole ceremony 13 delightfully charming and aesthetically satisfying.

n toוטטת

We rejoined our bus, and as

In a Our

ports.

the

I received one or two invita- tone to roost beef and York- shtre dinner, and not a Low mild threats,

There were in fact outraged

was proper to much an evening. concluded

tour Outr devotional atmosphere.

not stop was at the Shore-in ladies who offered to grind y For the third timo bones to make Yorkshire pud- Temple, that night we kicked off our ding. So far I have survived shoes and entered a kind of the onslaughts of the Yorkshire wooden cloister, A priest, Light Pudding Brigade. straight from Shangri-la met us, and led us through the clolstered walk which fringed a garden of breathless beauty. There wore avenues of andent trees whore limbs were twisted to the shapes of those fantastic patterns which ornament our Japanese plate.

To make it more perfect, a young moon played peek-a-bo through the branches.

Agonising

THE Alms have Improved

somewhat this week, Both Chinese and European viewers seemed to enjoy "Hell's Cata” which I managed to view my self. Of course, fundamental to the whole business is the dif ferent tastes of so cosmopolitu a viewing audience. What is one man's show is another man's poison.

Take for instance Lil! Palmer. Now I thought the fall sho Kave about John MacCormack was one of the lovellest things We went into the guest hall .ever. And how fine to listes: ta where we were Instructed to the widow of that fine singer sit down in an agonising post-discussing his early aspirations. on that brought our heels into Yet that fifteen minutes devoted close proximity with our rears, to the career of this Irish singer An attendant brought us bowls was all Greck to many of the of tea that tasted like 93 viewers.

You 600 what

Of course, It was all muke water, also we were given ten-

mean.

believe as far as we were con- cakes which tasted sweet but Providing a programune to suit cerned, nevertheless it raised a'j nad. laugh when one of the Hitle

dulcimer-

the multi-interests of this town creeds girls presented the ten-bowl to We were then escorted to the in which all reces and

languages mingle is the where, under the rind and ne of the Japanese gentle garden

TV recognise. men who gallantly sipped the of that new moon, two Oriental devil of a job, as undoubtedly brew, meaning he found the maidens played on Courtesan entirely lovely, By like Instruments.

was We could have Bingered under his armpits. A sailor, and then switched off the elec- this time the US. Navy suggested they had been left trie lights. We sat breathlessly atraining at the anchor.

forever, glad to escape from a A VIEWER spoke to me last world grown so careful and wock about naking TV to behind by a guest who departed in the candlelight

The lights were switched on ugly. But our guides In more than a hurry. The

were put on a panel game. Wal, I have little man,

The eager ailince was broken again and we lined up each side tired and irritable, I think, for seen one now christened by

that they propose of the narrow lane to see the they hustled us to the bus and starting. It is ingenious, and it u, Hobnail Hatry, prepared the by the silvery tinkle of bells,

end then two little girls with parade. The two child attent- the driver simply hurled u leaps over the language diMeul- Battering through dead white faces entered. They dunts led the way

the streets back toty, I should not like to say looked like two exquistic dolls their arms like two butterflies, our hotel.

whether it will go, down or not. Acolyte, be it four huge candles cad I miniature Japanca: sending their bells into peals of

You can't tell with these things set in four huge candlesticka gowns, and on their wrists were silvery music. There followed (COPYRIGHT RESERVED)

until you see them in action.

This is what I do recommend. On Saturday I happened to go along to Greatham Training College, and I heard their Choir sing some old English Carols. One in particular was absolute- ly superb. The Holly and the

stone.

CHRISTMAS CONCERT

CAPTURED

RIGHT

SPIRIT LAST NIGHT

By R. A. BONES

A decorated Christmas tree, fairy lights, Christmas carols, and a warm friendly atmosphere last night at the Ritz made us feel that the Christmas season was really with us.

The occasion was the Chris- of the Hongkong mus concert Concert Orchestra, conducted by Victor Ardy and lead by Fred Carplo. This concert also marked the tenth anniversary of the orchestra. As befits such

able concerts.

Fred

over the Colony, from some of Monzon in "The Carnival of our resident bunds, from the Venice"

arranged by Forces, and even from HMS Carpio, Newcastle which arrived in Hongkong only last Thursday. Another fine technieinn. Tom Carplo (banjo) played "Ole "Dancing Banjo" The programme was Ideally South" and

and then Fred Carpio played a and limit Fred has not been too Czardas by Heerlinger, I under-

well lately and was playing this under extreme difficulties,

A vecasion, this wus one of salted to this orchestra, being of their most pleasant and enjoy-many very varied styles mostly in lighter mood. It began with a medley of marches arranged by about 63 players drawn from all Aubrey Winter and then came

The orchestra

P&O

R.M.S. "CORFU

NOTICE TO PASSENGERS

BAGGAGE:

consisted

01

Wednesday, 18th December, at 4 p.m. for the UNITED KINGDOM, via Singapore, Penang, Colombo, Bombay, Adon and Port Said.

Passengers are requested to send ALL BAGGAGE to the Hongkong & Kowloon Wharf Co.'s Godown No. 2 GATE, CANTON ROAD ENTRANCE, by Noon on Tuesday, 17th December.

Solos

by

tre.

Show Music

on this are very strict, so it is through the great courtesy of the United States Information Service that the orchestra were able to play this.

RADIO Hongkong

5.30. Reading for Your Delight "Caro-Charming Sleep": 5.43, Joseph Strauss Polkas; ¤, Time Signal. "IA the Groove"; 6.30, Music for Every. one: 8.58, Weather Report: 7. Time Signal. News: 7.10, Commentary; 7.18, Cocktail Time-Cyrü Stapleton and his Oreisestra: 7.30. Letter from America by Alistair Cooke: 7.45, Interlude for Music with Viera: 0, Patti Page introduces "The Big Ra cord" with the Andrews Sisters Julius Lanosa, Errot Garter, The Weng and Alfred Drake: 6.30. Monday Recital: Anna Tong Yuen-Chan (piano)-Clair de Lune Op.40 No. 2 (Faure); Sonata Tra- gica Op.13 MneDowell): 0.06. Weather Report: 5. Time Signal. Hewn and Home News from Britain; 0.15, Music from "THE Pajama Game" (from the sound track): 0.45, "The Goon Ehow" (Repent of Inst Saturday's broadcast); 10.13. Orchestra of Madrid: 10.15, George | Muda of the Americas-The Camara

Shearing Quintat! in., Weather Report: 15, Time Signal. Radio Newsreel 11.15. "Reverte": 11.30. Close Down,

China Mail Entertainment Guide

WHAT'S ON TONIGHT

KING'S & PRINCESS: "Jeanne Eagels,"

Kim

Novak and Jeff Chandler in the Roaring Twenties.

QUEEN'S & ALHAMBRA: "Adofable Creatures." Martine Carol and Danielle Darrieux in a saucy French film.

ROXY & BROADWAY: "Kiss Them For Me." Cary Gra, Jayne Mansfield and Suzy Parker. Four riotous days of leave.

STAR & METROPOLE: "Enemy From Space."

More Science-Fiction.

HOOVER & LIBERTY; "The Seventh Sin." Eleanor Parker, Bill Travers, George Sanders and Jean Pierre Aumont. A powerful drama with a

· Hongkong setting.

LEE: "The Bolshoi Ballet." Galina Ulanova at the

Covent Garden.

RITZ: "Hellcats Of The Navy." Ronald Regan.

US submarine operation.

CAPITOL; “Gunfighters,” Randolph Scott in Д

Western.

ORIENTAL: "The Curse Of Frankenstein." MAJESTIC: "The Deerslayer." Lex Barker, Rita

Moreno in an American classic.

ANTHONY FULLER FILM REVIEW

Now get this point. Grantham In the main is training Chinese boys and girls to teach in the Vernacular Schools. And here was a magnificent Choir, welt balanced, beautifully produced voices, singing in beautiful harmony English Carols. I sat right at the back and heard every word.

I recommend them to TV I It can be fixed up. They could give a splendid Alteen minutes of real harmony.

WE don't get it here, but

these commercials

malce ma laugh. Fremantle Oversca Radio and TV have recently signed Lion's Toothpaste, one of the leading Japanese brands. The feature is a series of 15- minute jungle Alms, But Lion's Toothpaste inade this stipula- tion. None of the ilms on their programme must show a lon being captured, ill-treated, or hunted, or watching it in any way! What is it? Superstition, business

acumen, or whalf Abother thing that MEN LLACS That is how people will pay money to be frightened. It occurs no less on TV than in tho cinema. There

Bro 23 stations in the States which are running "Shock" features. Seven are using the title “Night- mare," seven "Shock," and "no "Lon Chaney Theatro."

ETDC.

Д

very

UR own TV havo sectrod fine feature for Christmas day. It is called "Preparations for Christmas"

ал overture "Marinella"

The first half of the pro- Fucik. In this the woodwind gramme ended with the "Steep- REDIFFUSION

tng Beauty" were regrettably flat or should I

waltz by Tschal- say that the rest of the orchestrasion by the orchestra,

kowsky, played with great pre-

3 p.m. Musical Matinas: 330, wore sharp ne I noticed that they

Swing And Sway with Sammy tuned to the oboe? This is a

Kaye; 1. Ten For Two: 4.30. Birict ly Instrumental: E, Children's Che- dificult problem when there are

ner" Cast of Characters"--Eplade several "untunable" instruments

7-"The Medical Board"—Presented by Jack Shepherd; 8.30, Monday such plano, bells, etc. playing

Requests Premuted by Betty: 5.58, together. In these circumstances, The second half began with Birthday Mellbag; 0. La Musique Fraticalic-Presented by Jeannette slightly musle associated with the thea-piry: 0.30, A Moment For Melody as the woodwind are tunable. I always feel that it is the music from "My Fair Ladytra and vocalists Dorothy Carless Notable amongst this was With Felle Hing, his plano, Orcha- better to tune to the piano.

by Frederick Lowe I under-

and Gerry Geant; 8.45, Story of stand that the performing rights the News: 7.00. Weather Forecast, Jana Armitage: 1, Time Signal, and

Announcements and Interlude: 7.15, The Shep Fields Show; 7.30, Eddie Bither with Axel Stordahla Orches stra; 7.45, Guy Lombardo and his Royal Canadians; 8, Personality Next came a number of colo

Parade-Vera Lynn: B.18. The To Items. The first of these were

In Popular Music presented by Hick Rhythm and dance musie Kendall: 8.30, Show Case Sefections two songs by Irene Whiteside

from

Christmas Story In (soprano). Miss Whiteside has were provided by a group od

Carola" Narrated by Boat Rathbone;, in the interval tone with the orchestra quite pleasan!

9. "Simon And Laura": 0.30, Mon.

Concert"Durleske Kn D.

like their to the north of the one at which modest power and lo definitely playing under the baton of Fred d

and by

the whole Minor" by Richard Sirmus played OR thoon who

the Ney (Piano) and by Elly

nelenen - flotian later conducted by Bymphony

combled they are working, they are best in her upper register. How Carplo

she has ever,

Orchestra of a strong and orchestra

Nadio with a dash of horror, there's a treated roughly and Donlevy is rather distracting vibrato. Victor Ardy. I always think Darling 10. B.B.C. Jazz Club: 10:30,

specimen forced to leave, while his that the orchestra excels itself One Night Stand 11, Date Withne sample of the

DreamLand: 11.20. Prelude To stid- beaded their way in the form assistant is held captive. When in this and last night was ✡

night: 12 Midnight, God Save The of a film called, "Enemy From he reports to the polleo, he is [TULE next country to figure on perfect example.

Queen, Clow Down,

Space,? now showing at the brushed aside with the ax- the Cooking demonstration Star and Metropole, released

planation that it is a secret list for Czechoslovakia. I don't through the United Artist Government operation, any they quite know what kind of food people,

cannot interfere.

they eat. By that I mean ticir special dishes. That being the Yard is in-case, I will not hazard a guses.

a

community singing of some of TELEVISION

'ENEMY FROM SPACE”

5.30, "Steve The

stora

Brian

Even Scotland

and is made by the Inter- national Film News Agency. It rung for forty minutes,

and takes you into 25 countries to sea how other people preparo for the great festival, I have

not seen it, but I think it takes you, to Bethlehem.

•

This was followed by 0 novelty clerinet duct played SPECIAL NOTE: 'With the exception of hand packages with obvious enjoyment by

carried by passengers themselves, w. G. 3. Stevens and B. Ed- The programme Onished with ALL BAGGAGE must pass through wards, dressed in appropriate

this was certainly a the songs of the "Gay Nineties" the Wharf Company's Godown for style:

and Christmas carols; außeneo; 6 p... Children's Hour-Cartoons,

was 0.13 Puppet Theatre; In theso

picture loading on board by ship's slings only. "feather" in their capat

participation

Donovan, Western Marsial": 0. I was delighted to. 800 strong.

Close Down. 7.30. Maxim's Quartet: Dolovy as a nuclear physicist clined to cut him short, but he thought a new title for this who discovers a mysterious prevalls upon his friend, in-series might be, "Eating your 7.40, Nowwes); 0, "Dragnet": 5.30, Sliverio Yaneza back after the Low

Everyone was determined to Playhouse Fifteen Am Not Inboratory In England populated spectar Lomax, (John Langdon) way through the Atlas. nasty accident, ho had a

Next week I will femine. the months ago, I am pleased to say have a good time; the orchestra Alone" 0.45 Calling Card... Pre-by strange beings from outer to help

personally plant

and

dis Christmas programme in order that this does not seem to have enjoyed themselves from the expected "Efouse Of Shadows space,

cover to their horror that a that you can select your viewing. zpollt his playing. He has a start and this was infectious. A

When Prima Donjevy mat a terrible force has been released The programme is a very en«-- parkling technique and a really usual a most enjoyable and

good tertaining ong with quite superb tone. He was joined by pleasant evening at the "Proma”

Young assistant go to investigate upon the world a vey a mysterious plant several miles' choice for solence-flation fans topical flavour. Leandro Gonzales and Georgs I was had by all,

EMBARKATION: Passengers should embark between 1.30 and 3 p.m. on 18th December, 1957.

BUNJECT TO ALTERATION WITH OR WITHOUT NOTICE:

"wonted by Jock Bloan; 9. The Un-

50,

m-

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him 4 £210